In Croatia, Ećim families are almost entirely Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Bosnian Krajina (Bosanska Dubica area).
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Ećim live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Split (30), Zagreb (<10), Gornje Sitno (<10), Jesenice in Omis area (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).
